How do the energy systems at the Fort Garry Campus work?
Energy Sources
District Energy System
Wallace Building
Energy produced in the Plant
Energy from transmission lines
Central Energy Plant
Heat pumps collect the solar energy from the
south facing rooms to keep them comfortable.
The collected heat energy is used to warm the
north facing rooms that otherwise would be too cool.
The heating and cooling energy
produced in the Plant is distributed
throughout the campus via a piping
network.
Clean and renewable
hydroelectricity is
generated by
Manitoba Hydro.
Natural gas consumption
at the Fort Garry Campus has
been reduced by 39% since 1990*.
Choose task lighting
Hydroelectricity
Electricity is distributed via
a power distribution network.
30% of the University’s energy
comes from renewable
energy sources.
This building uses heat pumps to heat and
cool its rooms. Excess heat is removed from
rooms that are too hot and used to warm up
rooms that are too cool.
What can you do?
Did you know?
*1990 (FY1990/91)
On sunny days, daylighting is used instead
of artificial lighting. Sunlight can provide
considerably higher illumination levels than
artificial lighting (up to 50 times higher).
Pembina Hall Residence
Natural gas and fuel oil
are burned in 6 boilers to
produce steam. Total Plant
production capacity is 13,500
horsepower or 132,000 kW
The Plant has a flue gas heat
recovery system which achieves
savings of approximately 360
million BTUs or $1,400 per day.
Migizii Agamik
A green roof helps to cool this building.
As moisture evaporates from the roof,
its temperature is reduced.
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Fuel oil is only used
as an emergency
backup fuel.
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Energy Saving Technologies
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Natural gas burns more
cleanly than other
hydrocarbon fuels and
produces less carbon
dioxide per unit of
energy released.
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
Adjust your wardrobe, not
- illuminate your work area,
not the whole room.
the thermostat - put on a sweater
or dress down seasonally.
Turn off electronic
Check to see that windows
devices when not in use and and doors are closed when
the lights when not needed. heating or cooling your room.
Overall water
consumption at the Fort
Garry Campus has been
reduced by 57% since 1990*.
The University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry
campus has reduced electricity
use by 35% per square foot since 1990*.